 | John Wayne als J.B. Books |
 | Lauren Bacall als Bond Rogers |
 | Ron Howard als Gillom Rogers |
 | James Stewart als Dr. Hostetler |
 | Richard Boone als Sweeney |
 | Hugh O'Brian als Pulford |
 | Bill McKinney als Cobb |
 | Harry Morgan als Marshall Thibido |
 | John Carradine als Beckum |
 | Sheree North als Serepta |
 | Rick Lenz als Dobkins |
 | Scatman Crothers als Moses |
 | Gregg Palmer als Burly Man |
 | Alfred Dennis als Barber |
 | Dick Winslow als Streetcar Driver |
 | Melody Thomas Scott als Girl on Streetcar |
 | Kathleen O'Malley als School Teacher |
 | Jack Berle als Man Outside Metropole (uncredited) |
 | Johnny Crawford als Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) |
| Chuck Dawson als Extra (uncredited) |
 | George Dunn als Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited) |
| Duke Fishman als Barfly (uncredited) |
 | Christopher George als Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) |
 | Jonathan Goldsmith als Books' Victim (uncredited) |
 | Leo Gordon als Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) |
 | Charles G. Martin als Murray the Bartender (uncredited) |
| Jim Michael als Barfly (uncredited) |
| Ernesto Molinari als Barfly (uncredited) |
| Darren Patrick Moloney als Paper Boy (uncredited) |
 | Ricky Nelson als Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) |
 | James Nolan als Gambler (uncredited) |
| Nick Raymond als Barfly (uncredited) |
 | Henry Slate als Pulford Confidant (uncredited) |
 | Bob Steele als Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) |
| Ralph Volkie als White-Haired Bartender (uncredited) |
| John Zimeas als Barfly (uncredited) |
| Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Scott Hale | Screenplay |
| Bruce Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Robert F. Boyle | Production Design |
| Miles Hood Swarthout | Screenplay |
| Glendon Swarthout | Novel |
| Douglas Stewart | Editor |
| Mike Frankovich | Producer |
| Don Siegel | Director |
| William Self | Producer |
| Terry Leonard | Stunts |
| Joe DiBella | Makeup Artist |
| Arthur Jeph Parker | Set Decoration |
| Vivienne Walker | Hairstylist |
| Dave Grayson | Makeup Artist |
| Joe Florence | Second Assistant Director |
| Joseph C. Cavalier | First Assistant Director |
| Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Al Overton | Sound Mixer |
| William Cruse | Set Designer |
| Jerry Whittington | Sound Effects Editor |
| Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ted Koerner | Special Effects |
| Augie Lohman | Special Effects |
| Jim Burk | Stunt Double |
| Denny Arnold | Stunts |
| David Domeyer | Special Effects |
| Chuck Roberson | Stunts |
| Roydon Clark | Stunts |
| Chuck Holmes | Gaffer |
| Luster Bayless | Costume Design |
| Edna Taylor | Costume Design |
| Moss Mabry | Costume Design |
| Betsy Norton | Script Supervisor |
| Dino De Laurentiis | Presenter |
| Jerrold L. Ludwig | Assistant Editor |
| Thomas Del Ruth | Camera Operator |
| Richard A. Mention | Assistant Camera |
| Timothy E. Wade | Assistant Camera |
| Douglas Kirkland | Still Photographer |
| Dave Sutton | Still Photographer |
| Richard Lawrence | Assistant Art Director |
